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NSW trial offers new approach for rehousing domestic violence victims

The NSW State Government is trialing a new model of living arrangements for victims of serious domestic violence, The Daily Telegraph reports.

4 May 2018

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RLC eBulletin March 2018

Protecting Renters' Rights: Spotlight on Housing & Homelessness.

29 March 2018

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Make Renting Fair: It's Time To End 'No Grounds' Evictions

RLC is proud to support Make Renting Fair, a community campaign calling for a better, fairer deal for renters in NSW.

15 February 2018

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Submission: Social Services Legislation Amendment (Housing Affordability) Bill 2017

In this submission, Redfern Legal Centre (RLC) addresses a Bill to allow Centrelink to make deductions from a tenant’s welfare payment to satisfy debts claimed by the social housing provider.

10 November 2017

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RLC in the Media: Changes to Victoria's rental laws (The Feed on SBS)

9 October 2017 – RLC Tenants' Advocate Kimberley Mackenzie speaks to The Feed on SBS TV about changes to the Victorian rental laws, due to be introduced in 2018.

10 October 2017

RLC in the media

RLC in the Media: 47% Of NSW Renters Lose Some / All Of Their Bond: Here’s How To Save Yourself

The Statutory Review of the Residential Tenancies Act 2010: Discussion Paper (October 2015) states 47% of renters in NSW either lost some or all of their bond during the previous financial year.

29 July 2017

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NSW survey highlights legal needs of sharehousing tenants

A survey from the Tenants' Union of NSW (TUNSW) and Tenants Advice and Advocacy Services (TAAS) has found that many sharehousing tenants in NSW do not have written tenancy agreements, making them vulnerable to unfair eviction.

6 June 2017

Events

Changes to anti-social behaviour laws in public housing (webinar)

This webinar discusses the changes to the anti-social behaviour laws in public housing in NSW.

1 June 2017

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New Family Advocacy and Support Service (FASS) launched

On 17 May, Susan Smith, the Coordinator of RLC's Sydney Women’s Domestic Violence Court Advocacy Service (Sydney WDVCAS), spoke at the launch of the new Family Advocacy and Support Services (FASS) program.

21 May 2017

RLC in the media

RLC in the Media: 'Elderly resident Sally Parslow's last-ditch fight to stay in Millers Point'

With the help of Redfern Legal Centre, Millers Point resident Sally Parslow is filing in the NSW Supreme Court to try to prevent eviction from her home. By Lisa Visentin. Published by Sydney Morning Herald, 15 April 2017.

15 April 2017

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NSW trial offers new approach for rehousing domestic violence victims

RLC eBulletin March 2018

Make Renting Fair: It's Time To End 'No Grounds' Evictions

Submission: Social Services Legislation Amendment (Housing Affordability) Bill 2017

RLC in the Media: Changes to Victoria's rental laws (The Feed on SBS)

RLC in the Media: 47% Of NSW Renters Lose Some / All Of Their Bond: Here’s How To Save Yourself

NSW survey highlights legal needs of sharehousing tenants

Changes to anti-social behaviour laws in public housing (webinar)

New Family Advocacy and Support Service (FASS) launched

RLC in the Media: 'Elderly resident Sally Parslow's last-ditch fight to stay in Millers Point'

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